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Life, Creatively Organized

Pro organizer, DIYer, empty nester, avid gardener, retired librarian. Subscribe to get my free 10 under $10 organizing tips and other inexpensive, easy pro-organizing & DIY ideas.

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The easy way to clean out your closet without getting overwhelmed

This week is National Clean Out Your Closet Week. It always takes place during the third week of March and it's a great way to kickstart your spring cleaning! You may think this will be a daunting task, but I have an easy way to help you! I love this thought below, attributed to Amy Fine Collins, journalist and special correspondent for Vanity Fair. I think this is EXACTLY how we should think about our closets! However, sometimes we get so used to our clutter that we don't even see it...

When people find out I'm a professional organizer, they often say, "Gee, I bet your house looks like something out of Better Homes and Gardens. You probably don't even HAVE a junk drawer." And after I stop laughing 🤣, I explain that I am in a constant battle with dust bunnies (some weeks they win, some weeks I do 🤷🏼♀️), and not only do I absolutely have a junk drawer in my kitchen... I have TWO! Personally, I wish we didn't call them junk drawers - I prefer to call them the "odds & ends"...